Floor Lamps
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1960s European Vintage Floor Lamps
Rope, Glass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Beech
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Teak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Floor Lamps
Wood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
PVC
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s South African Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
1950s Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1970s Czech Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan, Wood, Burl
1990s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Floor Lamps
Steel, Iron
1950s North American Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
2010s South African Floor Lamps
Horn, Hide
2010s Ukrainian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Copper
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rope
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
PVC
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s South African Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s European Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood, Cherry
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Antique, New and Vintage Floor Lamps
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.